Billy Roger Bailey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor death by motor vehicle Monday in a Winston-Salem courtroom. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 30 months supervised probation and 240 hours of community service.

Bailey faced charges as severe as involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Hasani Wesley on Dec. 19, 2012. In April the judge declared the case against Bailey a mistrial, saying prosecutors were made aware of new evidence.

That evidence included 4,000 pages of documents from a subpoena by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The documents uncovered the school bus driver, Stephanie Fullerton, was fired from the district in 2008 due to traffic violations including running a stop sign and hitting another school bus at low speed. Fullerton was rehired six months later.

After reviewing the documents, prosecutors said Fullerton's history undermined their ability to continue with the case. Prosecutors said the documents also led them to conclude the charges should be reduced to misdemeanors.

Wesley, a sixth grader at East Forsyth Middle School, was hit on Highway 66 near Shaddowfax Drive. He later died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Troopers said Wesley was hit by Bailey's Jeep.

Following Monday's plea, Wesley's parents said they wanted a full trial, while an acquaintance of Bailey asked the judge to have mercy when sentencing him. Prosecutors said they didn't make either side completely happy when making the plea deal.

Veronica White followed the case from the courtroom and will have more on WXII 12 News at 5 and 6. Also stay with WXII12.com and the WXII Mobile app for updates.